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This image shows a red Witches' Brew drink served cold with ice and raspberries floating in it.

Witches' Brew Recipe

Witches' Brew is a spooky and delicious Halloween punch, perfect for adding a chilling touch to any party. A frozen raspberry "hand" floats eerily in a bubbling mix of ginger ale and sparkling cider, creating a festive, blood-red potion that’s both eerie and refreshing.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 16 people
Calories 156 kcal

Equipment

  • 4-cup measuring cup
  • Rubber glove
  • Large punch bowl
  • Small saucepan
  • Kitchen twine

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ltr ginger ale
  • 2½ cups cranberry juice
  • 1 package frozen raspberries, thawed
  • 6 cups gummi snakes candy
  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 2 lts sparkling apple cider

Instructions
 

  • Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove, then turn it inside out and set aside.
    This image shows raspberries being mixed with cranberry juice, creating a deep red liquid.
  • In a 4-cup measuring cup, combine thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
    This image shows a saucepan on a stove with a gelatin mixture being prepared.
  • Pour 2 cups of the mixture into a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over, and let it stand for 2 minutes.
    dissolved-gelatin-being-poured-back-into-a-measuring-cup-after-heating-in-a-saucepan
  • Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin dissolves.
  • Return the gelatin mixture to the reserved raspberry blend in the measuring cup.
  • Pour into the inverted glove, gather the top, and secure it with kitchen twine.
    peeling-off-the-latex-glove-from-a-fully-frozen-red-gelatin-hand-for-the-witches-brew-punch
  • Freeze until solid, preferably for several days.
    eerie-frozen-raspberry-gelatin-hand-being-placed-into-a-large-punch-bowl-filled-with-red-witches-brew
  • When ready to serve, carefully cut and peel away the glove from the frozen hand.
  • Place it palm-side up against the side of a large punch bowl.
  • Pour in ginger ale and sparkling cider, then garnish with gummy snakes for a spooky effect.
    witches-brew-punch-fully-assembled-in-a-large-bowl-garnished-with-raspberries-and-the-frozen-hand-decoration

Notes

  • For a deeper red color, add a few drops of red food coloring to the raspberry mixture before freezing.
  • If the glove sticks when removing the frozen hand, briefly run it under warm water to loosen it.
  • Use dry ice for extra eerie fog effects—just be sure no one drinks it!